I used to think sex and gender are same thing, you are either male or female. In this class I found out that sex and gender are two different things. Sex is determine by physical anatomy and biological differences and gender is determine by the culture and society we live in. This got me thinking and I came across a Los Angles Times article "Brain study focuses on gender identify" by Rosie Mestel. http://articles.latimes.com/2003/oct/20/science/sci-gender20. According to this article Scientist have found genetic difference in the develping of male and female mouse brain which may help them find differences in two adult genders brain.
This article also talks about some know distinction in male and female brain. Women brain tend to be more symmertical than Men brain and based on the distinction researcher generalize that men's are generally superior ar spatial reasoning and women are often superior in verbal skills.
After reading this article I am wondering if scientist can explain... why Ludovic the main character from the movie Ma Vie En Rosei thought he was a girl? Can we identify gender by looking at the brain? Does society and culture have a effect on the brains anatomical development ?
Interesting example. There have, in fact, been numerous similar studies with none being wholly conclusive. Certainly brain chemistry may play a role in gender identity, but would represent one factor among many that works to create gender. A key question is: are human brain innately different based on gender or do people's brains develop differently based upon the ways in which they are socialized and their daily lived experiences?
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